cyclone
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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Sense 1 noun
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
Types & categories
- atmospheric state hypernym
Parts & wholes
- low part meronym
Related & opposite
- anticyclone antonym
- cyclonic derivation
- cyclonic derivation
- meteorology domain topic
Sense 2 noun
a violent rotating windstorm
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | anticyclone |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cyclonic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cyclonic |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | meteorology |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | low |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | atmospheric state |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cyclonic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cyclonic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | windstorm |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hurricane |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tornado |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | typhoon |